“It’s not just pushing the bucket. It’s responsibility. It feels good that I’m making a difference.”

- Michael, Harlem trainee

The Doe Fund was founded on a simple premise: work works.

The Doe Fund’s mission is to develop and implement cost-effective, holistic programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism. All of our programs and innovative business ventures help homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve permanent self-sufficiency.

MEET THE MEN IN BLUE

Since 1985, The Doe Fund has helped bring more than 23,000 success stories to life. Read some of them below, and view more here.

Albert B.

“I was locked up so many times, it stopped bothering me. Sometimes I’d wonder if I was more comfortable being on the inside than out in society.” Read his story.

Terrance C.

Decades behind bars kept him away from his family. After going through our program,he became the father figure they could look up to. Read his story.

Johnny B.

His first contact with the criminal justice system was at 12 years old. After a decade in and out of prison, he found The Doe Fund. Read his story.